Township government · Chester County, PA

West Nottingham Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Nottingham Township took in $1.3 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes65%State tax money13%Federal tax money11%Fines and other5.0%Fees for services4.3%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

39%

of West Nottingham Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes65%

Individual income tax
39%$485 thousand
Property tax
13%$167 thousand
Other taxes
13%$157 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$67 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$56 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$54 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
11%$142 thousand

State tax money13%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
13%$167 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$17 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$54 thousand
Fines
0.6%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%Health and hospitals1.8%Environment and natural resources0.2%

What stands out

25%

of West Nottingham Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$482 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$482 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$277 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$132 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$72 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$262 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$130 thousand
  • Fire protection$59 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$44 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Nottingham Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of West Nottingham Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.